About camber

Camber, or “static camber” refers to the angle of the car’s wheels from vertical when viewed from the front or back of the car, and it is measured with the car at its natural ride height.  If the wheels lean inward, they have negative camber, and outward lean is positive camber.

Most cars have negative camber to help increase/maintain the tire’s contact area as the suspension is compressed and/or the chassis rolls.  Camber is generally never set to positive in the front.

Camber is usually set by adjusting the length of the upper suspension link (often called camber link), as shown above.

The camber link's inner and outer mounting points are important for tuning roll center and camber gain - learn more about them in our camber links article.

Front Camber Links

More negative camber

• More traction through turns
• More aggressive steering

Less negative camber (more upright)

• More traction in straights
• Less steering
• Car feels easier to drive
  

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Rear Camber Links

More negative camber

• More cornering grip
• Less straight-line traction
• Less high-speed stability

Less negative camber (more upright)

• More straight-line traction
• Less stability in turns
• Less traction in turns
• More high-speed stability
• Slight positive camber (leaning outward) can improve straight-line acceleration on loose tracks, but is otherwise not recommended
  

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Camber Gain

Camber gain is the amount the camber changes as the suspension is compressed. To increase camber gain, lower the camber link at the bulkhead or raise it at the hub, or shorten the camber link.

Less camber gain

• Less initial steering
• Less grip mid-corner to corner exit
• Less steering responsiveness

More camber gain

• More initial steering
• More grip mid-corner to corner exit
• More steering responsiveness

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